Sunday 24 October 2010

Neuroanatomy of Pruritus of Cutaneous Origin



Neuroanatomy of Pruritus of Cutaneous Origin:
  • Pruritogen =>
  • Free Nerve Endings =>
  • Unmyelinated C-nerve fibres =>
  • Dorsal horn of spinal cord =>
  • Contralateral spinothalamic tract =>
  • Posterolateral ventral thalamic nucleus =>
  • Somatosensory cortex (post-central cingulate gyrus)
Image: from Medicalchemy
Tags: Spinothalamic tract - Dorsal horn of spinal cord - Free Nerve Endings - Posterolateral ventral thalamic nucleus - Pruritus - Post-central cingulate gyrus - Unmyelinated C-nerve fibres
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